Wednesday, December 16, 2015

Please note the correct date for Substitute Teacher Service presentation was today 12/16/2015 NOT 12/17/2015 as printed on today's UHS PTO eNews Calendar sent out earlier this morning. Sorry for the confusion.

Unionville-Chadds Ford School District would like to continue connecting with you via email. If you prefer to be removed from our list, please contact Unionville-Chadds Ford School District directly. To stop receiving all email messages distributed through our SchoolMessenger service, follow this link and confirm: Unsubscribe

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Support the UHS Boys Lacrosse team and eliminate odors from sports equipment and apparel with one click! We have an ongoing fundraiser with GTech Sport that has a line of products to use on any sports

equipment and clothing to eliminate bacteria, mold, mildew and smell that permeates athletic gear. Just visit their webstore at www.gtechsport.com , enter our unique code ' UHS' at checkout, and the team gets a 20%

donation of all sales from GTech Sport. Pass this is along to anyone with athletes who wants fresher smelling equipment!

Join us as we celebrate our 20th anniversary! Please join us for a fun filled night as we celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Unionville-Chadds Ford Education Foundation. Hosted at the Gables of Chadds Ford, the night will include Hors D'oeuvres, dancing, cocktails, silent auction and fun. This event sold out last year - so stay tuned for tickets. Visit www.ucfedfoundation.orgfor complete details.

As part of the normal curriculum cycle, several curricula come up for review each year and the administration requests input from parents, students and faculty on each area's strengths and weaknesses. This year, there are 4 curricula being reviewed:

Please reference the course selection guide: Course Selection Guide

∙ The AT Program

∙ Health and Physical Education

∙ Social Studies

∙ School Counseling

As your UHS PTO Curriculum Council representatives, we are asking for your input on five essential questions for each area (see below). Any responses will be compiled and forwarded to the school administration prior to the next curriculum council meeting. Please provide your input through the following link:

The UHS Technology and Engineering Department is again collecting new unwrapped toys for Toys for Tots. Toys will be donated to Toys for Tots in time for the holidays. Toys can be dropped off in thec ollection box in the UHS lobby or in any Technology and Engineering classroom. Thanks for your support.

UCFSD Community Service Warm Coat, hat and mitten collection

UCFSD Community Service gives away gently used warm coats, fleece jackets, hats, mittens/gloves and snow pants to local families in need. Donated items can be dropped off in the lobbies of any of the UCF district schools now until Thursday 12/17. Items should be clean and in good condition. All styles and sizes are needed. New items are also gladly accepted!

and 3 great teams! games on Friday, December 18 at Iceline Quad Rinks in West Chester.

The Varsity (6:00pm), Girls (7:45pm) and JV (9:30pm) teams will play 3 league games to support Unite for Her (UFH), a non-profit organization that provides educational and restorative breast cancer programs for women and girls. Monies collected will benefit UFH.

Fundraising efforts will include:

· Player dry-fit tees for game day/pre-game warm-ups

· A bake sale on Thursday, December 17 during all three lunches at UHS

· UFH pink tee-shirts will be sold during the bake sale, at school the week of the games and at Iceline the night of the games for a PINK-OUT!

· "Chuck-a-Puck" contests during each of the three games. (Pucks will cost $2 each or 3 for $5. Toss your pucks onto the ice during the 2nd intermission. The person whose puck lands closest to center ice wins 50% of the raffle proceeds.)

· The ICHSL will donate $1 for every ticket sold on game night

· Individual contributions can be made the night of the game (checks payable to Unite for Her)

Want to make money for UHS while doing your regular shopping? Both Giant and Target are literally giving money away to those who register their Giant cards and Target cards and designate UHS as their beneficiary school. Please take a minute or two to link your cards with the Giant A+ School Rewards program and the Target Take Charge of Education program. It's so simple and will help support your UHS students! We realize there were some problems signing up for the Giant program during the past few weeks, but the site is back up and running.

Follow instructions for registering your card and enter the School ID: 23978 when prompted to designate UHS as your recipient school. FYI, you will need to have your Giant card number handy when registering.

If you are already registered, you do not need to re-register. The program for this school year begins Oct. 9 – just in time for all of your holiday shopping!

Target Take Charge of Education Program

Link Your Target REDcard to Unionville High School and Target will give UHS 1% of all of your purchases through May 14, 2016. This is the LAST year of the Target program, so let's take full advantage of it!

Just go to https://www-secure.target.com/redcard/tcoe/home and Under "Search for your school," next to the red search box, click on "select by Target School ID," then enter 91509 as the school ID (right near the red search box). UHS should appear, and then you enter your first and last names and REDcard number and hit complete enrollment. It's that easy!

Unionville-Chadds Ford School District would like to continue connecting with you via email. If you prefer to be removed from our list, please contact Unionville-Chadds Ford School District directly. To stop receiving all email messages distributed through our SchoolMessenger service, follow this link and confirm: Unsubscribe

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Collection at all UCFSD School Buildings: January 25-February 19, 2016

Save Your Bags!!

Shopping this month? Please save your sturdy handled bags for the UHS PTO Used Book Sale. You can drop them off with your books.

Unionville-Chadds Ford School District is Looking for Substitutes

We are trying to increase our pool of substitutes for both teachers and support staff. See Attached flyer for details. Substitutes UCFSD.pdf

Toys for Tots

The UHS Technology and Engineering Department is again collecting new unwrapped toys for Toys for Tots. Toys will be donated to Toys for Tots in time for the holidays. Toys can be dropped off in thec ollection box in the UHS lobby or in any Technology and Engineering classroom. Thanks for your support.

UCFSD Community Service Warm Coat, hat and mitten collection

UCFSD Community Service gives away gently used warm coats, fleece jackets, hats, mittens/gloves and snow pants to local families in need. Donated items can be dropped off in the lobbies of any of the UCF district schools now until Thursday 12/17. Items should be clean and in good condition. All styles and sizes are needed. New items are also gladly accepted!

and 3 great teams! games on Friday, December 18 at Iceline Quad Rinks in West Chester.

The Varsity (6:00pm), Girls (7:45pm) and JV (9:30pm) teams will play 3 league games to support Unite for Her (UFH), a non-profit organization that provides educational and restorative breast cancer programs for women and girls. Monies collected will benefit UFH.

Fundraising efforts will include:

· Player dry-fit tees for game day/pre-game warm-ups

· A bake sale on Thursday, December 17 during all three lunches at UHS

· UFH pink tee-shirts will be sold during the bake sale, at school the week of the games and at Iceline the night of the games for a PINK-OUT!

· "Chuck-a-Puck" contests during each of the three games. (Pucks will cost $2 each or 3 for $5. Toss your pucks onto the ice during the 2nd intermission. The person whose puck lands closest to center ice wins 50% of the raffle proceeds.)

· The ICHSL will donate $1 for every ticket sold on game night

· Individual contributions can be made the night of the game (checks payable to Unite for Her)

Want to make money for UHS while doing your regular shopping? Both Giant and Target are literally giving money away to those who register their Giant cards and Target cards and designate UHS as their beneficiary school. Please take a minute or two to link your cards with the Giant A+ School Rewards program and the Target Take Charge of Education program. It's so simple and will help support your UHS students! We realize there were some problems signing up for the Giant program during the past few weeks, but the site is back up and running.

Follow instructions for registering your card and enter the School ID: 23978 when prompted to designate UHS as your recipient school. FYI, you will need to have your Giant card number handy when registering.

If you are already registered, you do not need to re-register. The program for this school year begins Oct. 9 – just in time for all of your holiday shopping!

Target Take Charge of Education Program

Link Your Target REDcard to Unionville High School and Target will give UHS 1% of all of your purchases through May 14, 2016. This is the LAST year of the Target program, so let's take full advantage of it!

Just go to https://www-secure.target.com/redcard/tcoe/home and Under "Search for your school," next to the red search box, click on "select by Target School ID," then enter 91509 as the school ID (right near the red search box). UHS should appear, and then you enter your first and last names and REDcard number and hit complete enrollment. It's that easy!

Collection at all UCFSD School Buildings: January 25-February 19, 2016

Save Your Bags!!

Shopping this month? Please save your sturdy handled bags for the UHS PTO Used Book Sale. You can drop them off with your books.

Unionville-Chadds Ford School District is Looking for Substitutes

We are trying to increase our pool of substitutes for both teachers and support staff. See Attached flyer for details.

Toys for Tots

The UHS Technology and Engineering Department is again collecting new unwrapped toys for Toys for Tots. Toys will be donated to Toys for Tots in time for the holidays. Toys can be dropped off in thec ollection box in the UHS lobby or in any Technology and Engineering classroom. Thanks for your support.

UCFSD Community Service Warm Coat, hat and mitten collection

UCFSD Community Service gives away gently used warm coats, fleece jackets, hats, mittens/gloves and snow pants to local families in need. Donated items can be dropped off in the lobbies of any of the UCF district schools now until Thursday 12/17. Items should be clean and in good condition. All styles and sizes are needed. New items are also gladly accepted!

West Chester Holiday Concert

Chancel Choir of West Chester Holiday Concert tonight. See flyer for details

Brandywine Ballet presents The Nutcracker

See flyer for details

Unionville Ice Hockey Club

Come Support a Great Organization…

and 3 great teams! games on Friday, December 18 at Iceline Quad Rinks in West Chester.

The Varsity (6:00pm), Girls (7:45pm) and JV (9:30pm) teams will play 3 league games to support Unite for Her (UFH), a non-profit organization that provides educational and restorative breast cancer programs for women and girls. Monies collected will benefit UFH.

Fundraising efforts will include:

· Player dry-fit tees for game day/pre-game warm-ups

· A bake sale on Thursday, December 17 during all three lunches at UHS

· UFH pink tee-shirts will be sold during the bake sale, at school the week of the games and at Iceline the night of the games for a PINK-OUT!

· "Chuck-a-Puck" contests during each of the three games. (Pucks will cost $2 each or 3 for $5. Toss your pucks onto the ice during the 2nd intermission. The person whose puck lands closest to center ice wins 50% of the raffle proceeds.)

· The ICHSL will donate $1 for every ticket sold on game night

· Individual contributions can be made the night of the game (checks payable to Unite for Her)

Registration opens January 5th for URA Baseball. See flyer for details

KAU Baseball registration

Registration is open for KAU Baseball. See flyer for details

PTO Fundraisers

Have you registered your Giant and Target cards yet?

FREE Money for Our School – Just a Few Clicks Away

Want to make money for UHS while doing your regular shopping? Both Giant and Target are literally giving money away to those who register their Giant cards and Target cards and designate UHS as their beneficiary school. Please take a minute or two to link your cards with the Giant A+ School Rewards program and the Target Take Charge of Education program. It's so simple and will help support your UHS students! We realize there were some problems signing up for the Giant program during the past few weeks, but the site is back up and running.

Follow instructions for registering your card and enter the School ID: 23978 when prompted to designate UHS as your recipient school. FYI, you will need to have your Giant card number handy when registering.

If you are already registered, you do not need to re-register. The program for this school year begins Oct. 9 – just in time for all of your holiday shopping!

Target Take Charge of Education Program

Link Your Target REDcard to Unionville High School and Target will give UHS 1% of all of your purchases through May 14, 2016. This is the LAST year of the Target program, so let's take full advantage of it!

Just go to https://www-secure.target.com/redcard/tcoe/home and Under "Search for your school," next to the red search box, click on "select by Target School ID," then enter 91509 as the school ID (right near the red search box). UHS should appear, and then you enter your first and last names and REDcard number and hit complete enrollment. It's that easy!

Unionville-Chadds Ford School District would like to continue connecting with you via email. If you prefer to be removed from our list, please contact Unionville-Chadds Ford School District directly. To stop receiving all email messages distributed through our SchoolMessenger service, follow this link and confirm: Unsubscribe

SchoolMessenger is a notification service used by the nation's leading school systems to connect with parents, students and staff through voice, SMS text, email, and social media.